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Wong Jing
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Wong Jing in 2020
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Wong Yat Cheong (王日祥)
3 May 1955 |
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| Parent(s) | Wong Tin-Lam (1928–2010) | ||||||||||
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Best Screenplay 2006 Colour of the Loyalty 2007 Crouching Tiger |
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Wong Jing (born May 3, 1955) is a famous filmmaker and actor from Hong Kong. His birth name is Wong Yat-cheong. He is known for making many popular movies that people loved to watch. Wong Jing played a big part in Hong Kong movies during the 1990s.
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Who is Wong Jing?
Early Life and Education
Wong Jing was born in Hong Kong. His father, Wong Tin-Lam, was also a well-known film director. Wong Jing went to the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He studied Chinese literature there.
Starting His Career in Television
Like many filmmakers in Hong Kong, Wong Jing began his career in television. He started writing scripts for TVB in 1975. TVB is a very big TV station in Hong Kong. After that, he moved on to write for the Shaw Brothers studio.
First Steps as a Director
Wong Jing directed his first movie in 1981. It was called Challenge of the Gamesters. This movie was about gambling. It showed what kind of movies he would become famous for later.
Wong Jing's Movie Success
Making Hit Gambling Movies
Wong Jing became very successful with movies about gambling. One of his most famous films was God of Gamblers (1989). It starred famous actors like Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau. This movie broke the record for the highest earnings in Hong Kong at the time. It also started a trend for more gambling movies.
A Prolific Filmmaker: How Many Films?
Wong Jing has directed, produced, or written over 175 films. He sometimes acts in his movies too. He is known for working very efficiently. He uses many assistant directors. This allows him to work on several movies at the same time.
He runs two production companies. These are Wong Jing's Workshop Ltd. and BoB and Partners Co. Ltd. (Best of the Best). He started the second company with director Andrew Lau and writer-producer Manfred Wong.
Giving Audiences What They Want
Wong Jing once said that his movies were hits because he gave people what they wanted. He did not make movies based on what he thought they should want. His movies often include broad comedy, like Boys Are Easy (1993). He also made films in popular genres like martial arts (Holy Weapon, 1993) or gangster film (Young and Dangerous, 1996).
Working with Stephen Chow
Wong Jing also directed or produced many films starring Stephen Chow. Stephen Chow has been one of Hong Kong's most popular actors since the early 1990s. Some of their movies together include God of Gamblers II (1991), Tricky Brains (1991), and Royal Tramp I and II (1992).
Smart Marketing Strategies
Wong Jing is also very good at promoting his movies. He used marketing tactics similar to those in Hollywood. He would create tie-in novels, comic books, and other products. He also arranged magazine interviews. He did all this long before it became common in Hong Kong.
Later Career and Renewed Success
In the late 1990s and 2000s, Hong Kong cinema faced a difficult time. Many films, including Wong Jing's, did not earn as much money. However, in the 2010s, some of his films became very successful again. Movies like From Vegas to Macau did very well, especially in mainland China.
Filmography
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Wong Jing in 2020
